Kaysha


Edward Mokolo Jr., better known by stage name Kaysha, is a singer/rapper and producer.
He is the son of Congolese politician Edouard Mokolo Wa Mpombo.

Career

He was born in Kinshasa but emigrated to France with his parents at the age of seven. Kaysha's first single, which used a sample from French West Indian band Kassav's Oulé was called "Bounce Baby".
Kaysha's second single was "Telephone", from his album I'm Ready. The next year, he changed his entire style to record a more urban album called Worldwidechico with a duo with Wu-Tang Clan's Killah Priest. One of his biggest single is the global African hit "On dit quoi", from his album It's All Love, released on his own label Sushiraw in 2003. Some of his biggest hits are "Love de toi", "One Love", "Question my heart", "Fiona", "Musiquarian" and many more...
Kaysha is also a music producer. He produced songs for Passi, Solaar, Jacob Desvarieux, Soumia, Elizio, Ludo, Vanda May, Aycee Jordan and others.
He produced huge hits for other artists like "Deeper" & "Rebound Chick" for Nelson Freitas, "I like it" for Abege, "Close your eyes" for Djodje, "Ceu" & "Love again" for C4 Pedro, and many more hits
Kaysha is one of the first African artist to have been nominated in the MTV Europe Awards in 2005 for Best African Artist
He won a Kora award for best African Artist in 2000. He won a Kora award for best African Artist of the Diaspora in 2004 and 2005. He appeared on CNN in 2000 and appeared again in 2005 on Inside Africa.
His youtube channel has more than 100 million views. He is also a savvy businessman with his clothing brand Shadawear.
Kaysha is also known for making the best kizomba covers of popular songs. Some of his most famous are Diamonds or Shape of you.
He currently lives in Lisbon, Portugal.

Discography

Albums